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By Henning Mankell. 2015
En janvier 2014, j'ai appris que j'étais atteint d'un cancer grave. Cependant, ce n'est pas un livre crépusculaire, mais une…
réflexion sur ce que c'est que vivre. Je me suis promené dans ma propre histoire, de l'enfant que j'étais à l'homme que je suis aujourd'hui. Je parle d'événements qui m'ont marqué à jamais et d'hommes et de femmes qui m'ont ouvert des perspectives insoupçonnées. Je parle d'amour et de jalousie, de courage et de peur, de la cohabitation avec une maladie potentiellement mortelle. Je parle des artistes qui vivaient il y a 40 000 ans, des images fascinantes qu'ils nous ont laissées dans les recoins profonds et obscurs des grottes. Je parle du troll maléfique que nous avons engendré et que nous essayons à présent d'enfermer dans la montagne afin qu'il ne s'en échappe pas pendant les cent mille ans à venir. Je parle de la manière dont a vécu et dont vit l'humanité, et dont j'ai moi-même vécu. Je parle de la joie de vivre. Elle m'est revenue après que j'ai échappé au sable mouvant, qui menaçait de m'entraîner dans l'abîme. 2015.By Dick North. 2006
Though Jack London set sail for the north to accumulate gold, in the back of his mind lurked a resolve…
to become a writer. He absorbed the experiences and observations he later organized into mesmerizing stories. This book is the story of the search for the Yukon bush cabin in which London wrote his name. 2006.By Paul Pimsleur. 1998
By Paul Pimsleur. 2001
By Paul Pimsleur. 1998
By Paul Pimsleur. 2001
By Judith Skelton Grant. 1994
A full-scale biography on the life of one of Canada's greatest novelists. Davies' interests included theatre, a passion that began…
at the age of four, Jungian psychology, and Victorian melodrama, all of which influenced his creative work and his life. His popularity as a national icon was established at the age of 57, with the release of "Fifth business." c1994.By Doris P Zimmerman, Henry M Robert. 1997
By Chris Powling. 1994
No other writer for children was as bold, as exciting, as rude or as funny as Roald Dahl. His characters,…
Charlie and Mr Willy Wonka, Matilda, and the BFG have become household names, but their creator was himself a fascinating, larger-than-life character: a fighter pilot, a spy, a life-saving inventor, as well as a screenwriter and best-selling author. This is an entertaining account of a truly exceptional man. 1994.By Rita Mae Brown. 1997
Autobiography of the openly lesbian novelist who has co-authored mysteries with her cat, Sneaky Pie. Describes her illegitimate birth, adoption…
by relatives, and southern childhood; how she became an advocate for women's rights; and her relationships with tennis star Martina Navratilova and author Fannie Flagg. Some strong language. c1997.By Rudy Wiebe. 1995
These twenty-two pieces by the Governor General's Award winning author Rudy Wiebe include fictional short stories often set in the…
West or the Arctic, as well as memories of his Mennonite childhood and his conflict with the community. c1995.By Catherine Sauvat. 2016
Icône absolue de la poésie de langue allemande aux traces pourtant si parisiennes, Rilke est cet homme toujours en partance.…
De Prague à Paris, en passant par Munich, Capri ou Venise, il parcourt l'Europe en quête d'un havre d'inspiration. Catherine Sauvat suit le poète dans ces éternelles errances à travers des lieux tantôt aimés tantôt haïs. Mais elle brosse aussi le portrait d'un personnage distant et dépressif dont les départs soudains ont déjoué toutes les relations. Car ce mondain et grand amoureux n'a rien autant chéri que sa solitude, moteur indispensable à sa création. Nombreuses sont celles qui souffrirent de ce séducteur impénitent, de Clara Westhoff, Paula Modersohn-Becker à Baladine Klossowska, quand la liaison ne pouvait se vivre qu'à distance et dans des lettres exaltées. Catherine Sauvat nous plonge dans l'intimité de l'homme qui, par ces constantes lignes de fuite, cet acharnement à la distance, se révèle tel qu'en lui-même. 2016.By Graham Greene, Judith Adamson. 1990
"Reflections" is a selection of previously uncollected travel reports, essays and reviews. Spanning nearly seven decades, the pieces encompass an…
extraordinary range of subjects. While articles from the twenties and thirties cover trips to many parts of Europe, Greene also found material closer to home. Critical reviews evoke the atmosphere of wartime England; later articles examine events in Indo-China, Cuba, Haiti, Paraguay and Chile. 1990.By Christine Welldon. 2012
Who was Vic Stein? A man who enjoyed a pint of beer at the rugby match? A young woman who…
worked behind the counter at a local department store? A seamstress in a sweatshop? Yes - she could be any and all of these characters, depending on the story she was chasing for her popular column in the Toronto News. Over 100 years ago, Vic Stein was one of the New Women, a Bachelor Girl who pursued a career in investigative journalism - hardly the type of lifestyle for an upper-middle class young lady. But she had to be stealthy, secretive, and cunning if she wanted her scoop. There are many details we do not know about this secretive and feisty journalist - we don't even know her real name! - but one thing we know for sure: Vic Steinberg would be laughing if she knew that decades after her death, people are still wondering about her and trying to solve the puzzle that was her life. Grades 3-6. 2012.By Lesley Stahl. 1999
Autobiography of the television journalist. Describes how Stahl began her career in 1972, her emergence into the public eye during…
the Watergate scandal, her appearances on Face the Nation and 60 Minutes, and her White House reporting during three presidencies. Discusses the evolution of the media; provides glimpses into her personal life. Bestseller. c1999.By Allan Anderson. 1983
By Mavor Moore. 1994
Moore's autobiography covers the first 50 years of his life. He talks about the wide range of careers he has…
worked in, such as soldier, actor, playwright, critic, composer, and member of the Canada Council. c1994.By Edna Barker. 2002
This book is a celebration of Peter Gzowski's life and of the enormous role he played in Canadian life. It…
collects tributes from friends and colleagues, and from grieving strangers who had been touched by him in one of the roles that provide us with the chapters in this book: as a writer in newspapers, magazines, or books; as a radio broadcaster; on camera; as a lover of Canada; and as a father, relative, or trusted friend. 2002.By Linda Granfield. 2009
"In Flanders Fields the poppies blow..."Every Canadian student, teacher and parent can recite these powerful words. But behind every poem…
is a poet, who lived, breathed, and in this case, led an extraordinary life. Despite John McCrae reaching Canadian icon status, his life has been largely unknown. This books is a beautiful tribute to this man. Some descriptions of violence. Grades 4-7. 2009.By Louise Thériault. 2017
Raôul Duguay est une véritable légende, une icône, du milieu culturel québécois. Tour à tour poète, chansonnier, philosophe, phonéticien, artiste…
visuel, il illumine le paysage culturel québécois depuis plus de cinquante ans et compte parmi les trop rares créateurs qui accordent une importance primordiale à la réflexion et au contenu. Proche de Gaston Miron, avec qui il fonde la revue Passe-Partout, il participe aussi à Parti-Pris , Duguay s'impose jour après jour, depuis 1966, dans le quotidien des gens, distillant une douce folie, d'apparence libre et inconséquente, mais chargée de sens et d'introspection. La profondeur de sa réflexion et de son œuvre sont majeures : près de vingt albums de chansons, de nombreux ouvrages de poésie et de réflexion philosophique, des collaborations, des essais, de l'expérimentation... L'auteur de la bitt à TiBi est une figure majeure de la culture d'ici, et au-delà du folklore que suggère parfois son œuvre, pour ceux qui ne connaissent que quelques-unes de ses chansons, on découvre une profonde intelligence, une réflexion structurée, un profond amour pour le genre humain... et une critique vive des travers de ces mêmes humains ! 2017.